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• What the age of criminal responsibility tells us about our attitude to children
  Posted on December 13, 2011 by Louise Restell
  We are not, on the whole, particularly child-centric in this country. Anyone with young children who has attempted to eat in a restaurant after 6pm knows this. It is often preferable to beat a hasty retreat rather than face the glares of fellow diners as your toddler runs around the table legs and your six-year old whizzes toy cars across the table. I’ve even been in a National Trust café where we were told off for ‘letting’ my friend’s son get cake crumbs on the floor.
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  Posted in: Justice system
  Tagged: age of criminal responsibility, Barnardo's, children, crime, Royal Society, young people